The bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron
chalcurum) is also known as the Sumatran peacock-pheasant. It is an Indonesian bird.
Description
The bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant is a small, up to
56 cm long, dark brown pheasant with dark grey legs, rather small
head and long, narrow tail of sixteen feathers. The tail feathers are chestnut
brown with metallic purplish bars near tips. Both sexes are similar. The male
has longer tail, two spurs on legs and yellow iris while the unspurred
female's is dark brown.
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